HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Maximum expected return criterion (MERC)The financial definition for Maximum expected return criterion (MERC):Standard that one choose the asset with the highest anticipated return. Similar MatchesMaximum return criterion (MRC)Maximum return criterion (MRC)Standard that one choose the asset with the highest return. Mean variance criterionMean variance criterionThe selection of portfolios based on the means and variances of their returns. The choice of the higher expected return portfolio for a given level of variance or the lower variance portfolio for a given expected return. Click to compare definitions of Maximum expected return criterion (MERC) Click to view definitions beginning ma |